Elionurus elegans is a species of plants in the family Poaceae. It is found in Nigeria, Senegal[2] and Burkina Faso. It is used as a fodder plant. Its essential oils from the aerial parts contain the terpenic compounds campherenone (43.0%), caryophyllene oxide (4.9%) and bisabolone (4.9%) whereas root essential oils contain campherenone (39.0%), epi-beta-santalene (12.0%) and caryophyllene oxide (4.6%).[3]
| Elionurus elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Elionurus |
| Species: | E. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Elionurus elegans | |
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References
edit- ^ Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 361, t. 84., 1830
- ^ Renvoize, S. A. 1978. Studies in Elionurus (Gramineae). Kew Bull., 32(3), pages 665–672
- ^ Composition and some biological activities of the essential oils from an African pasture grass: Elionurus elegans Kunth. Mevy JP, Bessiere JM, Dherbomez M ANDViano J., J Agric Food Chem., 2002 Jul 17, 50(15), pages 4240-4243
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